Hail map for Topeka, KS — April 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Topeka on April 27, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 70%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 4.0 mi away · Emergency Mngr
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 70% over Topeka that day — high: around even odds of 1″ hail reaching the ground. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in Topeka, KS on April 27, 2026
13 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr4 NW Topeka, KS · 4.0 mi away2:50 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 WNW Topeka, KS · 3.2 mi away2:50 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NE Pauline, KS · 4.1 mi away2:58 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Topeka, KS · 2.3 mi away2:53 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee3 ENE Topeka, KS · 3.0 mi away2:54 AM CDTShawnee County
At the NWS Office.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SW Tecumseh, KS · 3.7 mi away2:57 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr3 NNW Pauline, KS · 3.8 mi away2:48 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public5 W Topeka, KS · 5.5 mi away2:49 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public6 N Topeka, KS · 6.4 mi away2:58 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 SSE Silver Lake, KS · 6.8 mi away2:40 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 SSE Silver Lake, KS · 6.8 mi away2:57 AM CDTShawnee County
- 0.75″ penny size Public4 N Topeka, KS · 3.6 mi away2:59 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Public4 SE Silver Lake, KS · 6.7 mi away2:41 AM CDTShawnee County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Topeka hail on April 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Topeka that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.